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Front Cover -- About the Author -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the 2016 edition -- Author's note to the second revised edition [2002] -- Author's note to the new edition [1994] -- Introduction to the new edition [1994] -- Introduction [1975] -- Part One | The nexus of oppression -- 1: A sexist culture -- 2: Manzone country -- 3: The sporting wife -- 4: The ravaged self -- 5: The poverty of dependence -- 6: The family of woman -- 7: A colonised sex -- Part Two | Sexist stereotypes past and present -- 8: 'Damned whores' -- 9: 'God's police' -- 10: Education for motherhood -- 11: Feminism and the suffragist -- 12: The mobilisation of mum -- 13: Suburban neurotics? -- 14: Prospects for liberation -- Letter to the next generation [1994] -- The march of women [2002] -- Timeline of achievements by and for Australian women 1788-2015 -- Notes -- Index.

This provocative examination by a media-savvy writer who remains at the forefront of the political debate surrounding gender equality explores why equality between men and women has failed to be achieved in Australia. In 2012, Anne Summers gave two landmark speeches about women in Australia, attracting more than 120,000 visits to her website. Within weeks thereafter, Prime Minister Julia Gillard's own speech about misogyny and sexism went viral and was celebrated around the world. However, Summers makes the case that Australians are still uncomfortable with the idea of women with political